In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel ‘vilified’
Tensions grow as community weighs options on updating STR regulations
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Once big landmarks, small theme parks no longer have a draw
By Times Union
Adirondack landscape littered with shuttered attractions
Series of raises set for employees at Olympic facilities
By James Odato
More than 160 employees of the state’s skiing and sledding mountains will be receiving a series of raises over the next four years
A grassroots approach to growing local businesses
By Tim Rowland
Point Positive investors support entrepreneurial ecosystem
Military cannon test range proposed in Lewis
A national security consulting firm wants to fire military cannons and use an Essex County mountain as a backstop
Fighting food insecurity with CSA shares
AdkAction invests in food programs
Local food access slow to reach full potential
Farmers markets gain ground in offering SNAP access, but participation rate remains low
Producing for paddlers and people
By Tim Rowland
Essex Industries turns out lightweight canoes, prideful workers
Amid inflation, high gas prices, Old Forge businesses hope for stellar summer
Inflation concerns, worker shortages among top concerns impacting seasonal employers
Help wanted, but not found, throughout the Adirondacks
By Tim Rowland
Private and public sector employers struggle to find employees.